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{{flavour|A beautiful mithril axe, probably lost by some dwarven hero.}}
 
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[[File:Mithril_axe_arga.png]] '''''the +10,+6 mithril axe "Arga"'''''
 
[[File:Mithril_axe_arga.png]] '''''the +10,+6 mithril axe "Arga"'''''
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+10, +6 [[war axe]]
 
+10, +6 [[war axe]]
  
[[Speed brand|Speed]] brand<br>
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[[Speed brand]]<br>
+2 STR<br>
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+2 [[strength]]<br>
+30 MR
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+30 [[MR]]
  
Base damage is roughly 10, accounting for the speed brand, and the min delay is 4; this makes it well superior to an unbranded quick blade, and in terms of raw damage output superior to an unbranded demon whip, although the demon whip will do better against armoured targets. Despite its description, it's not actually a [[Weapon#Race variants|dwarven]] weapon, so [[deep dwarves]] do not receive any racial bonuses.
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==Desirability==
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With a base damage of roughly 10 (once you account for the speed brand) and a min delay of 4, "'''Arga'''" isn't capable of the raw brutality of bigger axes, but ''does'' attack marvelously fast and doesn't restrict you from using [[shields]] (making it one of the few reasons one would ever mix [[axes]] and shields). The magic resistance and strength boosts are minor, but welcome. Couple it with some solid [[slaying]] sources and this [[cleaving]] weapon can be extremely effective throughout the game.
  
==Desirability==
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Despite its description, it's not actually a [[Weapon#Race variants|dwarven]] weapon, so [[deep dwarves]] do not receive any racial bonuses.
It does damage on par with a demon whip: quite adequate for the endgame, while letting you use a shield and giving you some extra MR.  Whether or not you prefer this to the greater damage of a two-handed weapon is dependent on your character, style, and situation.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 14:17, 18 September 2013

Version 0.12: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
A beautiful mithril axe, probably lost by some dwarven hero.

Mithril axe arga.png the +10,+6 mithril axe "Arga"

+10, +6 war axe

Speed brand
+2 strength
+30 MR

Desirability

With a base damage of roughly 10 (once you account for the speed brand) and a min delay of 4, "Arga" isn't capable of the raw brutality of bigger axes, but does attack marvelously fast and doesn't restrict you from using shields (making it one of the few reasons one would ever mix axes and shields). The magic resistance and strength boosts are minor, but welcome. Couple it with some solid slaying sources and this cleaving weapon can be extremely effective throughout the game.

Despite its description, it's not actually a dwarven weapon, so deep dwarves do not receive any racial bonuses.

History

Arga will be a broad axe in 0.13.